PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Watson
vs
Dyson

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Dyson shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.
Dyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Watson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Dyson is rocked!

It looks like Andrew Dyson has been cut.

Dyson drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson moves away from the strike by Dyson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dyson.
Dyson tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Dyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson blocks a head kick by Dyson.
Dyson shoots in and drives through. Watson sprawls well.

Watson forces Dyson back against the cage and clinches.
Dyson prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Dyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Dyson tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Dyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Dyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dyson walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
Dyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Dyson dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Dyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Dyson misses with a wild body shot.

Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Watson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyson misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dyson tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dyson wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and Dyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson tries to clinch but Dyson moves out of range.
Dyson tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Dyson backing up. Dyson nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jermaine Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Dyson.
Watson is breathing heavily.

Watson instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Dyson keeps him there for the moment.
Dyson is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dyson down to the mat. Dyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dyson dodges the punch combination from Watson.

Dyson instigates a clinch.

Dyson jumps guard and drags Watson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dyson striking off his back but it's not causing Watson any problems.
Dyson keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson postures up.
Watson prevents Dyson from getting back to his feet.
Watson wants to control from the top but Dyson keeps moving.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dyson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Dyson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dyson lands a two punch combo.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dyson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jermaine Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Watson gets a clinch.
Dyson misses with a body punch.
Watson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dyson misses with a punch to the body.
Dyson letting Watson take a breather here.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dyson backwards.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Dyson.
Watson stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dyson breaks the clinch.

Watson moves into range and clinches up with Dyson.
Watson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dyson.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dyson has double underhooks.
Dyson looking for a takedown.
Jermaine Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Dyson.
Dyson is breathing heavily.
Dyson tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.

Dyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson throws a right and a left that Dyson avoids nicely.

Watson has Dyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson prevents Dyson from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson just leaning against Dyson, taking a breather.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dyson won't allow it.
Dyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dyson tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dyson has double underhooks.
Dyson has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Dyson fails to pull guard.

Watson manages to break the clinch.

Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Watson stands and steps away. Dyson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Watson tries to clinch
enabling Dyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Dyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watson throws a series of punches but Dyson moves out of range.
Watson tries to bum rush Dyson with a series of wild strikes but Dyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Dyson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dyson as he jumps to the side.
Dyson throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson moves out of range as Dyson strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.

Watson drives through and clinches with Dyson against the cage.

Dyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson throws a combination that misses
letting Dyson counter with a right hand.
Dyson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Dyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyson shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Dyson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.

Watson has managed to clinch.
Dyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Dyson manages to break the clinch.
Watson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dyson counters with a body kick.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Dyson tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dyson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Watson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dyson is left battered and dazed whilst Watson and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Watson!